
Payments Operations - Senior Associate
- Sydney, NSW
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manage New Payments Platform Operations and Projects independently.
- Drive Payments (NPP, SWIFT, Direct Entry, BPAY) projects.
- Act as a backup for operational activities related to Cheques Clearing, Cash Transfers, BPAY, High Value Clearing, and Cross-border transactions.
- Manage internal and external service level agreements and cut-offs.
- Partner with local and regional teams for operational matters.
- Assist and drive key projects, daily tasks, and exception management.
- Ensure timely completion of daily tasks and address exceptions and inquiries promptly.
- Liaise with partner banks, review and update service level agreements, and conduct regular calls to ensure updated policies and procedures.
- Understand KPIs and KRIs thoroughly.
- Focus on Risk and Control, partnering with Risk and Control managers to ensure compliance with policies.
- Collaborate with Product, Technology, Compliance, Sales, and Implementation teams to drive the broader franchise agenda.
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline.
- Hands-on experience in Banking, including NPP, domestic and cross-border payments, Merchant Acquiring, Trade Finance, and Liquidity Operations.
- Minimum 5 years of Banking experience with an emphasis on NPP, low value (BECS), and High Value clearing payments processing.
- Good knowledge of eComm products like payments through cards and merchant acquiring.
- Track record of executing and managing significant change agendas locally and regionally.
- Strong influencing, negotiation, and presentation skills.
- Excellent process and analytical skills with the ability to work in a complex, matrixed environment.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and develop strong partnerships across diverse teams.